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Articles tagged with: Celtel
Tanzania launches Zain global brand
APA-Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Jamaican-born reggae star Norville Rogers, better known as Shaggy, will on Friday in Dar es Salaam perform a concert to mark the rebranding of celtel Africa into Zain global brand in Tanzania. more
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Celtel to Rebrand as Zain Throughout Africa
Kuwait based Zain Group says that it is rebranding its entire African operations from celtel to Zain. The move coincides with the linking of the borderless mobile service 'One NetworkÃ' across two continents. more
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Celtel Plans $70 Million Expansion in Zambia
celtel Zambia has announced plans to spend some US$70 million on its network this year in an effort to boost its subscriber base from 2.3 million to 2.7 million. Announcing its first results since the company was listed on the local stock exchange, the firm reported net profit for the six months to June rose to ZMK118.3 billion (US$34.3 million) compared to ZMK102.9 billion (US$29.9 million) in the same period last year. more
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Malawi awards 3rd licence to mobile phone operator
APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) MalawiÃ's Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), a body that regulates telecommunications in the country, has finally awarded an individual licence to Global Advanced Integrated Networks Limited (GAIN) to provide mobile (cellular) telecommunications services in the country. more
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Malawi Operator Plans $28 Million Rural Expansion
Malawi based mobile operator, (Telekom Networks Malawi) TNM has announced that it has set aside $28-million to upgrade its network and expand coverage in rural areas. The move follows an announcement by rival operator, celtel Malawi last month to spend US$90 million on expanding its network over the next year. more
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Nigerian Operator Starts Compensation Payments
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Improving Rural Telecoms Connectivity in Africa
A report dealing with the broader issues of rural connectivity in Africa to be launched next week by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) reveals that a number of novel and multi-stakeholder partnerships, unique business models and innovative technologies are, for the first time, paving the way to connect many of AfricaÃ's rural communities, on a sustainable, profitable basis. more
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Celtel Zambia Listed on Local Stock Exchange
celtel Zambia has been listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange in an IPO which valued the company at nearly US$1.2 billion after the shares jumped by 13% in early trading. celtel is only the 19th company to be listed on the local stock exchange. more
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Zain Seeking to Buy 3 African Operators, European IPO
Kuwait based Zain is looking to raise US$5 billion through a stock market listing in a - currently unspecified - European stock exchange and try to acquire operators in three more African countries within a year. In an interview with South Africa based Business Day newspaper, Zain's Africa CEO, Chris Gabriel, said that his ambition is to turn Zain into one of the world's 10 largest operators by revenue and profit by 2011. more
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Fourth Mobile License Tender for Malawi
The Malawi telecoms regulator, Macra has started advertising for a fourth mobile phone operator, even though the license for the 3rd operator has still not been allocated. The country currently has two operators, celtel Malawi and TNM - and advertised for a third operator last year. more
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